Card and Check Payment Internet Appliance

By Michael Foley

(03/27/01, 04:21:00 PM EDT)

Hypercom Corporation's epic ICE 5700, a touch screen-based, high speed card payment terminal with integrated motorized check reader, magnetically reads the MICR Line on a check and supports dial-up to multiple check processors for fast verification against negative files or check guarantee via positive online authorizations. This single integrated device requires less counter space and fewer cables than traditional terminals with detached check readers.

This newest member of Hypercom's ICE family of card payment terminals offers all of the operational features of Hypercom's ICE 5500, and the integrated motorized check reader, which supports a variety of MICR formats with high reading accuracy. The terminal incorporates a firewall-protected multi-applications operating system, EMV chip card capability, secure PIN pad, built-in HTML/HTTP web browser, and integrated receipt printer.

In addition to the embedded applications, the ICE 5700 supports a range of applications and services including electronic signature and receipt capture, e-mail, on-screen advertising, interactive electronic coupons, and cash management reporting through a standard browser, as well as secure credit, debit, check, EBT, and smart card functions.